I am currently in the process of modifying my xbox for installation in an automobile. I was wondering if the xbox would work correctly (i.e. not chew up the discs or scratch the lens) if operated at approximately a 45 degree angle measured from the front of the console to the rear. Does anyone have any experience on this topic? Thanks for any input you may have.
agree, Get a modchip, get a parge HDD, then use an auto installer to format and reinstall programs and such.
Put all your games on the HDD and no disc will be needed. A truely mobile system
Plus if you put DVD2Xbox on it which any good autoinstaller disc will have, then you have no need to uninstall it from the car to put new games on as it will copy them from the disc to your HDD :)
Oh happy days.
Wow, thanks! Of the mods that you discussed above, are most of them documented somewhere in these forums? I would be greatly interested in learned more about their purpose and how to perform them. Are there any draw-backs to modding?
We also offer installation services if your not comfortable installing a chip.
I do highly recommend you solder the chip in as your xbox will be at an angle all the time and well a solderless chip would come loose very easily that way :)
Softmods do not require a chip and can yield the same results. There are tons of good guides out there, just google "softmodding an xbox". Just another option if you are interested. In addition to voiding your warranty, your xbox will not be able to play xbox live any more (which I don't think will be a problem if you are using this in your car).
I hate to ask such a common question, but how does an auto-installer (like AID) work? Do I use its install disk first (after attaching a new hard drive and a mod chip), or do I install something like Evox first, and then use the AID installer? My second question, how do I utilize AID's v3.02 update pack? Thanks for the help, I hope these questions aren't too frustratingly common to answer!
